Two women hospitalized after 3-vehicle crash

The driver of this mini-van is rescued from his vehicle after a three car head-on crash along Route 662 north of Nicholson Road in Amity Saturday morning. One other driver was also transported to a trauma center.
Photo by Tom Kelly III

AMITY ­— Two women were taken to Reading Hospital after a three-vehicle head-on crash Saturday morning on Old Swede Road.

The injuries did not appear to be life-threatening, said Amity detective Jeff Smith.

Agnes Kammerer, 66, of Bensalem, was driving north on Old Swede Road when she lost control, Smith said.

“She apparently got her foot got stuck underneath the pedals while driving and lost control of her vehicle,” Smith said.

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She crashed into another vehicle driven by Ardell Hageman, of Fleetwood, Smith said.

Hageman was driving south on Old Swede Road when she was struck by Kammerer’s vehicle. Michael Orosz was driving behind Hageman and struck the rear of Hageman’s car.

Orosz was not injured.

Kammerer and Hageman had to be extricated from their vehicles by Amity Fire Rescue and taken by Southern Berks EMS to Reading Hospital.

Hageman was in stable condition at the Reading Hospital, according to a hospital spokesperson. Kammerer is no longer listed as a patient at the hospital.

All the vehicles were towed from the scene by Harner’s Auto Body of Birdsboro.

The road was shut down for 30 minutes.

Earlier Saturday, around 7:20 a.m., there was also a crash on Route 422 westbound, near Route 662, when a vehicle driven by Sonnette Kotze, of Fleetwood, ran a red light and struck at truck carrying roofing materials and operated by Brett Malick, of Stowe,.

No one was injured, but a car for sale in the lot of Amity Car Smart, along with a traffic signal pole were struck by the roofing truck.

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